Is Julius Caesar Honorable Or Persuasive?

Antony is most persuasive because he is able to show that Caesar was not ambitious, but a generous man, and that the conspiracists weren't honorable. Some may argue that Brutus is the most persuasive because Brutus is honorable and did what was best for Rome. Brutus uses strong logic to explain why Caesar had to die, “Who is here so base that he would be a bondman? If any, speak, for him have I offended. Who is so rude that he would not be a Roman? If any, speak, for him have I offended. Who is so vile that he will not love his country? If any, speak, for him have I offended. I pause for a reply” (Shakespeare 42).Brutus expresses how if Caesar were to live, all Romans would be a slave to his ambition. So all the citizens of Rome had the idea

Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, And sure he is an honorable man” (Shakespeare 44). Antony has proved that Caesar isn't ambitious and that the conspiracists aren't honorable, making him more persuasive. Antony explained how Caesar had made the country wealthier, and how he rejected being king three times. This shows that he wasn't very ambitious because he could have kept the money for himself, and could have become king and abused this new power. So this shows that Brutus wasn't honorable, making Brutus lose all the credibility he had during his speech. Antony is more persuasive than Brutus because he's able to prove Caesar isn't ambitious by sharing his will. Antony shares Caesar’s will, conveying, “To every Roman citizen he gives, To every man, seventy-five drachmas. Moreover, he hath left you all his walks, His private arbors, and new-planted orchards” (Shakespeare 48). Firstly, Antony shares how Caesar left everyone seventy-five drachmas. This proves that Caesar wasn't ambitious because he gave every citizen a large sum of money. This also leads to the citizens thinking that Brutus isn't all that honorable because he claimed that Caesar was this ambitious, selfish

Then he shares that Caesar had left his private walks, arbors, and orchards. This shows that Caesar was a generous person, always caring for the Romans, and even in death Caesar loved them. So with these two things in Caesar’s will, Antony shows how Caesar was very generous and loved the people of Rome. Antony is more persuasive than Brutus because he’s able to prove that the conspiracists aren’t very honorable because of how violent the killing of Caesar was. Antony shows the citizens Caesar’s dead body, vocalizing, “Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb'd; And as he pluck'd his cursed steel away, Mark how the blood of Caesar follow'd it, As rushing out of doors, to be resolved If Brutus so unkindly knock'd, or no; For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel. Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! This was the most unkindest cut of all; For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms, quite vanquish'd him. Then burst his mighty heart, And, in his mantle muffling up his face, Even at the base of Pompey's statue, Which all the while ran blood, great Caesar fell. O, what a fall there, my